Body color: Light brown mottled w/ dark brown; a dark blotch on upper portion of opercle, fins dusky-pink. (Also see above underwater photo.)
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: convex to flat
Counts: D:XIII,12-15, Ar:5-8, P1:15-19, GR:25-29, LLp:40-50, LLs:45-52, V:26-27
Occurence: Gulf of Alaska - Baja California
Depth: 128 meters Size: 56 cm Species code: 30080
Similar species: Quillback RF - body mottled yellow anteriorly w/ freckles on breast; dorsal-fin membranes deeply incised; head spine count typically differs. Copper RF - body mottled w/ white and yellow; posterior 2/3 of lateral line clear; head spine count differs. Grass RF - body green; gill rakers short and stubby, 17-25 (25-29, not short in Brown RF). Speckled RF - body w/ small dark spots; head spines weak and differ in count; maxilla extends to midorbit (to rear of orbit or beyond in Brown RF).